Voxel mapping for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is by far the commonest form of dementia, affecting around 1.5 per cent of all people over the age of 65. There is...
Mental Health
The Mental Health section encompasses a broad range of topics focusing on various aspects of mental health, including conditions like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. It covers diverse subjects such as the lifelong impact of shopping addiction, the nuances of post-traumatic stress disorder, and the societal implications of issues like gambling addiction and discrimination in healthcare. The section also delves into enhancing mental clarity, the challenges faced by unpaid carers, and the social exclusion of people in pain. Additionally, it explores innovative approaches to mental health, like using music therapeutically and addressing seasonal depression, underlining the multifaceted nature of mental health concerns and their impact on individuals and society.
Most young people suffer loneliness
It’s always sad around this time of year to hear about the growing problem of loneliness amongst the elderly, however, it’s also a major issue...
Death and disability
The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme (LeDeR) in 2015 studied the mortality rates for people with learning disabilities (LD). Although LD is not shown on...
All you need to know about crying
All animals well up with tears to clean or remove irritants from their eyes, but we are the only species who cry because of emotional...
How to stay calm at Christmas
Christmas is one of the most eagerly awaited events in the whole year, but for many people, Yuletide cheer comes at a price. According to...
Autism in sharp focus
Autism brings into sharp focus what it is to be human. I’d summarise autism as being a different way of living. Autism is a lifelong...
Open access to memory clinics
Around 850,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, but the number of people who actually have the condition without being given a formal...
The ‘Cat with Nine Lives’ syndrome
'Many of my patients are experienced frequent fliers who develop a phobia of flying after spending decades hopping on and off shuttles, and who have...
Fear of flying in an age of terrorism
The outrageous acts of terrorism that happened in New York on 9/11 have certainly meant that more people who are affected by fear of flying...
Mental Health and Immigrants
People who have migrated to a country from their homeland are much more vulnerable to mental illness. Between 1993 and 2014 the foreign-born population in...
